We have put forth much effort this summer to expand the Springest team. In order to secure future growth, we hired a new COO that will start this coming September. His opening statement:
“I am Roderick de Rode and I just started as Chief Operating Officer at Springest. After speaking with Ruben and different Springest team members, my interest and enthusiasm was sparked to work in the educational and technological market. The in-transparency, fragmentation and opportunities in the educational market are clear; the added value that Springest and its platform brings to the industry is evident. In my new role, I’ll focus on sales, marketing, team growth, and international penetration of Springest as a brand of online service in the Education industry. My mission is to make Springest the No.1 destination for personal development, growth and education: an Amazon of Learning.
Before joining Springest, I’ve worked in various sales, business development, and marketing roles at Dell and Microsoft. In these roles, I’ve been responsible to introduce new products and services in international markets.
What I’ve learned from my past experiences with these Tech giants is that change is a constant factor in business. This suits the Kaizen-philosophy at Springest to constantly evolve and adapt to the external world in order to survive and offer the best service and product in the market. Both Dell and Microsoft gave me the opportunity and background in the traditional hardware, software and services industry that all benefit Springest’ growth and expansion.
I am looking forward to work in a young and insuring team, and to change the landscape of education!